'Melbourne's Deaflympics finish in spectacular style' - 17/01/2005

For 3500 athletes and 1700 volunteers, 12 days of elite competition came to an end in a celebration of sport, friendship, triumph, endeavour, new world records and participation on Sunday in Melbourne...

'Aussie men play for Deaflympic bronze' - 15/01/2005

The Australian men's Deaflympic team will play for bronze following their loss to the USA in their semi final game on Friday night. The Aussies lost 78-131 and will play Lithuania on Saturday afternoon...

'Aussie in bid for gold medal' - 14/01/2005

These revved up basketballers are out to make a point or more against the champs of the court tonight at the Deaflympics. Australian coach Daryl Beasley says his team has what it takes to win its semi-final against defending champions the US....

'Australian success at Deaflympics' - 13/01/2005

Australian basketball has had success in both the men’s and women’s competition on Wednesday, with the men finishing the preliminary rounds in fourth position and progressing to the semi finals and the women winning their consolation final and progressing to the playoff off for fifth position...

'Aussie men first in Deaflympic Pool' - 12/01/2005

The Australian men’s Deaflympic team have taken another victory in Melbourne, placing them first in their pool. While two teams (Ukraine and USA) have the chance to jump them with games today, the Aussies are assured a place in the medal challenge...

'Deaflympic basketball continues' - 10/01/2005

The 2005 World Deaflympics continue in Melbourne with mixed results for the Australian men and women. Round two of the men's Deaflympics competition in Melbourne saw Australia take on Slovenia with the Aussies going down 54-79...

'Deaflympics - Aussie men off to good start' - 7/01/2005

Australia’s men have had a storming start to the 2005 Deaflympics in Melbourne, thrashing the Chinese team 108-70 in the opening round at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre on Thursday night. Sam Quinn was unstoppable for the Aussies with 28 points and 14 rebounds...

'Deaflympics 2005 - Basketball Tournament' - 6/01/2005

The Deaflympics commenced yesterday in Melbourne, Australia until January 16, 2005. The opening ceremony was held in the Melbourne Olympic Park. The Deaflympics Basketball Tournament for Men and Women starts today. The basketball competition will...

'Melbourne welcomes the world's best deaf athletes in glittering opening ceremony' - 6/01/2005

Olympic Park was the backdrop for the spectacular Opening Ceremony of the Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games on Wednesday night. In front of an audience of over 5,000 people from around the world, the celebration kicked off with a colourful parade of over 3,600 athletes...

'Interview with Peter Brumen - Head Coach - Slovenia Deaf Men's Basketball team' - 27/07/2004

In Slovenia the very popular and well-known basketball coach - Peter Brumen has a very spectacular and lively way to coach a basketball team. Many people come to games only to see Brumen coaching and not the play. But all the time he acts with a glimpse in his eyes...

'Cecilia Ferm won her 6th Swedish Championships playing for Solna Vikings' - 16/04/2004

Deaf 30-year old Cecilia Ferm won her 6th Swedish Championships playing for Solna Vikings. The Swedish evening newspaper ‘Aftonbladet’ featured a whole front page of Cecilia showing with her signing language skills at the court...

'35,000 sign up for Deaflympic Games' - Melbourne, Australia - 6/01/2004

THE world's second-oldest multi-sport event is coming to Victoria - and it's not the Commonwealth Games in 2006. The 20th Deaflympic Games will be held in Melbourne and Ballarat over 12 days from January 5 next year...

'Athlete in training' - Cecilia Ferm - Sweden - 12/2003

Cecilia will be representing Sweden in Basketball at the Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games.

Date of Birth: October 9, 1975...

'Former Deaflympian Becomes First Female Deaf Referee in NCAA Division I' - USA - 12/10/03

An instructor from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology has become the first female deaf referee in the history of NCAA Division I. Marsha Wetzel participated in the referee try-out for the Patriot and Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Conferences...

'First national basketball tournament for deaf' - Pune, India - 9/02/03

For the first time ever, a basketball tournament for the deaf at national level was organised in Pune. Seven states--Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Delhi, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and hosts Maharashtra--participated in the touranament. B. Krishnaswamy, Gen. Secretary...

'Now hear this' - USA - 30/04/02

"My name is Jamel Bradley and I am deaf," says Jamel Bradley into the camera. Only he doesn't say it, he signs it - signifying with his hands what he would normally describe with his voice, so that all the hearing-impaired folks watching SportsCenter will understand...